Gasterostueus
doryssus (Stickleback)
Class Actinopterygii, Order Gasterosteiformes, Family Gasterosteidae
Geological
Time: Pliocene
Size (2.54
cm = 1 inch): Fossil fish are 44 mm and 40 mm on a 140 mm x 180 mm plate
Fossil Site:
Lahanton Beds, Hazen, Nevada
Code: Stickleback07
Price: $60.00
- sold
Description: There are two different species of Pliocene fish (3
million year old) (the other being Fundulus nevadensis) from the
diatomaceous earth quarries surrounding Hazen and Fernley, Nevada.
An interesting note concerning these fish species is that they are
never found associated in the geological sequence of layers. Moreover,
they are to the exception of an occasional bird feather or leaf
(and a snake we donated to a museum in Utah), virtually the only
fossils found at the quarries. The fish plate will be shipped in
an attractive glass enclosed Riker mount.
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